Organised labour under the umbrella of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliate Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, (TUC) have given a November 8 strike notice to the Federal Government over Wednesday’s battering of NLC President, Joe Ajaero, among others.
Leaders of the two bodies at a briefing Friday, gave the Federal Government a six-point demand, including the immediate removal of the Commissioner of Police, Imo State and Area Commander, among other officials, for their alleged complicity in the brutalisation and humiliation of Comrade Ajaero and other workers.
Recall that political thugs and suspected agents of the state and security operatives beat up Ajaero alongside other Labour leaders, smashing their vehicles, inflicting injuries on them and dispossessing handsets, money, and ATM cards among other valuables from the Labour leaders and others who had gathered at the NLC State secretariat to begin a scheduled protest over pending labour issues.
The NLC President, other national leaders of NLC and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart were at the state Secretariat in Owerri to protest among other grievances, the backlog of unpaid salaries and allowances, pensions, gratuities, and non-compliance with the National Minimum Wage Act.
Leaders of NLC and TUC are billed to meet on Tuesday next week to decide on an appropriate response to the attack.
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